Comments on: Kate’s DIY Project: Valspar Brushed Pearl Paint

By: gloria

gloria — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:54:54 +0000

Just loved the look. You definitely need two coats to get the best effect. It is very elegant.
Thanks.

By: beverley

beverley — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:53:25 +0000

I want to paint some secondhand furniture all the same colour i have dark furniture which i want to paint off whiteish colour or white whichever would look better. Then i want to finish with a pearl finish is this possible? any suggestions please

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:55:37 +0000

Yes… on the back of the color card, you have 2 colors. The first color is what you tint the Signature Colors Interior Satin with, The second color is what you tint the brushed pearl. I had a hell of a time trying to get the plastic trowel to work as I have a texture on my walls, which made the trowel pointless. I managed to do it using a dry fluff nap roller as a trowel.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:09 +0000

I tried to do the brushed pearl, and mine came out horrible. I asked the paint guy what I needed and he sold me a can of the pearl stuff but he did not mix any color in it, they were supposed to mix it with the same color as the base, right?

By: Kate Smith

Kate Smith — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:07:31 +0000

Thanks for your note Colleen. So glad you found this information helpful. ~Kate

By: Colleen McFarland

Colleen McFarland — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:13:23 +0000

thank you for sharing, I just bought some of this paint from Lowe’s and was searching on how to use the brushing and trowel technique, this helps alot!

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:33 +0000

Do you have to use the colors on the color card or can you pick any Valspar color and tint the pearl accordingly? We have granite countertops in the kitchen and a shade too brown or too green makes all the difference in the look, so I’d like to know if I’m locked into the specific colors Valspar uses on the card?

By: debra

debra — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:31:52 +0000

Thanks for all your advice. I just got finished with painting the dining room and it looks terrific. I had a problem at first with the brushed pear. I was unaware that your are supposed to tint the brushed pearl. The people at Lowe’s didn’t really know about brushed pearl so i called valspar twice. One rep said you don’t tint and another said you do. You have to tint the brushed pearl. I used the same color base coat and brushed pearl. The great thing about this technique is that you really can’t mess it up. If the brushed pearl is not dry enough you can keep using the trowel until it starts to dry!. I absolutely love it.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:57:58 +0000

I was wondering if anyone has tried a darker color pearl not the same color? I too cannot find anyone at Lowes that knows anything about this product.

By: gail

gail — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:46:41 +0000

I have been experimenting with the brushed pearl finish, using BP1. It is very shiny – and in some lights is so reflective it looks just silver, can’t really see the nice golden/neutral shading that can be seen in other lights. I haven’t used the clear coat finish – will that cut down on how shiny/reflective the pearl finish is? I’d like something with a little more subtle effect.